User blog comment:Anobi/Post 1: DmC: Devil may Cry/@comment-1164563-20110929184211/@comment-976055-20110930171608

Well, I've heard from numerous places since the game's announcement over the years that it would be a reboot, no wait, it's a retelling. Most recently at TGS...or was it GamesCom...? Either way, recently Tameem stated that it was a reboot, and wasn't canon. That means that there really is no "ret-conning" of any sort, just taking the concept in a different direction, because it's not gonna fiddle with the established mythos and try to change it. DmC is pretty much its own thing, as far as I see it.

As for two origin stories per five games - remember that it's not exactly a part of the established series, so it really is only one origin story per four games with DMC, whereas DmC is starting straight from his origin story, like a lot of stories do :p

With the angel/demon hybrid, that doesn't necessarily suddenly make Dante completely overpowered, he seems to have a challenge on his hands so far. It's a little too early to make a judgment on that, right?